Environment and natural resources
Regional CSOs Boycott Mekong River Forum Over Opposition to Lao Dam
Thai and Cambodian civil society organizations rejected an invitation from the Lao government to attend a regional stakeholder forum on the Pak Lay dam, saying that the prior notification and consultation procedures for the controversial hydropower project are not transparent. Keep reading ...
Thailand: Southeast Asia’s Last Hope for Wildlife?
With wildlife populations in Indochina in rapid decline, Thailand is the last great hope for the region’s natural heritage, particularly for large carnivores such as tigers and leopards. In fact, many donor organizations feel that Thailand has already achieved mid-level development status, making it more ...
Save the Mekong calls for dam review
Pressure is mounting on the Lao PDR government to conduct a fresh impact assessment study of a proposed fourth dam on the lower Mekong River according to Save the Mekong, a coalition of non-government organisations. The call for a review and a fresh impact assessment coincided ...
Laos Accused of Copy-Pasting Dam Impact Survey
An official impact assessment for a controversial new Lao dam on the Mekong river has been directly copied and pasted in parts from a previous project, a coalition of groups fighting to protect the river has alleged. The allegation came as Mekong River Commission (MRC) ...
Chinese Initiatives Threaten Mekong River
On the sandy banks of the Mekong River, local fisherman Mana Suttawong stitches together the ropes on a worn-out net, his hands chafed from years of pulling in hefty catches on the legendary waterway. But the days of big hauls are gone for the 54-year-old, ...
VRN objects to construction of Pak Lay hydropower dam
Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN) and its members have refused to participate in a consultation meeting on the construction of Laos-based hydropower dam Pak Lay, which will be held in Vientiane, Laos, on September 20 by the Mekong River Commission (MRC), to voice its objection to ...
Contribute to Pak Lay prior consultation process
The Mekong River Commission’s 5th Regional Stakeholder Forum will be a valuable opportunity for all stakeholders to come together to discuss, review, and influence the plans for the newly proposed Pak Lay hydropower project. At the MRC, we believe that inclusion and consideration of diverse ...
Mekong water levels to peak at 4.05m on Sept 25: NCHMF
he National Center for Hydro Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) yesterday issued in the next three days, water levels on Mekong River will continue to recede due to low tides and then rising up later on. Keep reading ...
Following Tragic Dam Collapse, Mekong Nations Talk Hydropower at Forum
Leaders of the Mekong nations have raised concerns over the development of hydropower along the river system following the collapse of a major dam in Laos in July. The leaders met on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum on Asean to discuss their vision for ...
How better hydropower planning can avert future disasters on the Mekong
Those in power must give stronger voices to marginalised communities and protection to natural flood defences, say experts from the Stockholm Environment Institute. Keep reading ...
